Alabama Theatre, Birmingham

Name: Alabama Theatre
Address: Birmingham, United States
Telephone: +1 205-252-2262

#20 among attractions in Birmingham

Theater, Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Cinema, More...

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Facts and practical information

The Alabama Theatre is a movie palace in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built in 1927 by Paramount's Publix Theatre chain as its flagship theater for the southeastern region of the United States. Seating 2,500 people at the time, it was the largest in the Birmingham Theatre district. The district was once home to a myriad of large theaters that featured vaudeville, performing arts, nickelodeons, and large first-run movie palaces. The Alabama is the only district theater still operating today. Built to show silent films, the Alabama still features its original Wurlitzer theater organ. Other than the Alabama, the Lyric Theatre is the only theater still standing in the district. ()

Opened: 26 December 1927 (96 years ago)Capacity: 2176Coordinates: 33°30'53"N, 86°48'33"W

Address

Northside (Fountain Heights)Birmingham United States

Contact

+1 205-252-2262

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Day trips

Alabama Theatre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Regions Field, Linn Park, 16th Street Baptist Church, Legacy Arena.

0.5 miS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Regions Field, Birmingham
13 min walk • Regions Field is the name of a minor league baseball park in the Southside community of Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. It is the home field for the Birmingham Barons of the Double-A South, and replaced Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the Birmingham suburb of Hoover as their home field.
0.4 miN
Park
Linn Park, Birmingham
11 min walk • Linn Park is a seven-acre urban park in the centre of Birmingham, Alabama. It is overlooked by Birmingham City Hall. Formerly known as Capitol Park, Woodrow Wilson Park, and Central Park, the park was renamed after Confederate naval officer and businessman Charles Linn in the 1980s.
~1870 ftW
Church, Sacred and religious sites, Romanesque architecture
16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham
10 min walk • The 16th Street Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. In 1963, the church was bombed by Ku Klux Klan members. The bombing killed four young girls in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement. The church is still in operation and is a central landmark in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
0.7 miN
Sport venue, Sport, Civic center
Legacy Arena, Birmingham
17 min walk • The Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Sheraton Birmingham and Westin Birmingham are located on the complex adjoining the convention center.
~1760 ftW
Museum, History museum
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham
9 min walk • Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that depicts the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
~150 ftE
Museum, Entertainment, Natural history museum
McWane Science Center, Birmingham
1 min walk • The McWane Science Center is a science museum and research archive located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, United States. The state-of-the-art science center, aquarium, and 280-seat IMAX Dome Theater is housed in the historic and refurbished Loveman's department store building.
~1770 ftNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Spiritual
Cathedral of Saint Paul, Birmingham
9 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Paul — informally known as Saint Paul's Cathedral — is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama. Designed by Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding, the Victorian Gothic-style brick building was completed as a parish church in 1893.
~1420 ftW
Park, Historic walking areas
Kelly Ingram Park, Birmingham
7 min walk • Kelly Ingram Park, formerly West Park, is a 4 acres park located in Birmingham, Alabama. It is bounded by 16th and 17th Streets and 5th and 6th Avenues North in the Birmingham Civil Rights District.
~1350 ftNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, Birmingham
7 min walk • The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame was founded in 1978, and opened a museum on September 18, 1993, with a mission "to foster, encourage, educate, and cultivate a general appreciation of the medium of jazz music as a legitimate, original and distinctive art form indigenous to America.
~820 ftW
Theater, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Carver Theatre, Birmingham
4 min walk • The Carver Theatre, now formally known as the Carver Performing Arts Center, is a theater located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama.
~1830 ftW
Museum
Birmingham Civil Rights District, Birmingham
9 min walk • The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Alabama Theatre?

Nearby attractions include McWane Science Center, Birmingham (1 min walk), RMTC Cabaret Theatre, Birmingham (3 min walk), Carver Theatre, Birmingham (4 min walk), Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, Birmingham (4 min walk).

How to get to Alabama Theatre by public transport?

The nearest stations to Alabama Theatre:

Bus

NE Corner of 18th St N & 3rd Av N • Lines: 12, 14, 22, 23, 42 (2 min walk)
NW Corner of 2nd Av N & 18th St N • Lines: 1, 3, 41, 45, 5 (2 min walk)

Train

Birmingham (6 min walk)